Retired top policemen say death penalty was expected

AnoopPune: Senior police officials said that a death penalty for Kasab was obvious considering the nature of his crime.

TNN | Nov 22, 2012, 02.57 AM IST

PUNE: Senior police officials said that a death penalty for Kasab was obvious considering the nature of his crime. They supported the secrecy maintained by the government but felt Kasab's burial could have been delayed.

"After the execution, the home ministry should have asked the Pakistani government to take possession of the body. Only if they had officially rejected it, the body should have been buried," said A V Krishnan, a retired Indian Police Services (IPS) officer and former director general of Maharashtra police.

The task to bring Kasab from Mumbai to Pune for the death penalty was carried out in an extremely secret manner. He was moved to Pune in the wee hours of Monday morning and lodged at Yerawada jail.

Former top cops said maintaining secrecy is needed to carry out any such a high-profile operation successfully. "There is always a chance that a life-threatening event may take place during such an operation. If the culprit is harmed in any manner then it is not good for the image of the police. It may also seriously impact the overall result of the case. Even in cases of organised crime, the police take precautions and maintain secrecy in transferring culprits from one place to another," said Krishnan.

Former Inspector general of police SM Mushrif said that to maintain secrecy only those directly involved in executing an operation are told about it.

"Normally, officials such as the chief secretary of home department or extremely senior officials attached to the chief minister and home minister are informed about such an operation. Along with the chief minister, deputy chief minister and home minister are also made aware of such missions," he said.

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